L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Though it has made inroads in recent years, SXSW remains a heavily indie rock-centric festival. It's the sort of place where you can overhear people speaking about Dinosaur Jr. as if they were T-Rex. But while rap music has become... more info

We Like it Lossless! — Sony BMG / 2006 (Pitchfork 8.4/10)Danish quartet Mew's dense and occasionally difficult And the Glass Handed Kites is old-fashioned only in the sense that it's meant to be eaten in a single sitting. This is not a single-driven record — though "Spec... more info

Guardian Music — The Dinosaur Jr axe-grinder has inspired two generations of guitarists. But now he's turning down the volume, who else should we be listening to? NB There all in Spotify for you hereIt's not easy to coax ageing rock musicians out of their comfort zon... more info

Impose Magazine — After erupting onto the indie blogosphere with their self-released debut Why There Are Mountains, Cymbals Eat Guitars toured for nearly two years riding the molten wave around the world. Coming back to build pressure for their second album, they've ... more info

Altsounds — Dinosaur Jr frontman J Mascis has a great new solo LP out soon on Sub Pop (hear a track here (http://pitchfork.com/news/41513-listen-new-j-mascis-is-it-done/)) and ATP Concerts have just confirmed an intimate solo show from him at London's Cargo. Tic... more info

Guardian Music — (Pharmacy/Mercury)Be wary of approaching Yuck expecting novelty: their debut album is derivative enough to keep a whole floor of derivatives traders in work for years. But given that it's 20 years since their sources – the pre-grunge guitar rock o... more info

Guardian Music — This quintessentially indie band play by the old rule book but still manage to keep their cool (whatever that is)Hometown: Brooklyn/Los Angeles.The lineup: Christian Zucconi (vocals, guitar), Hannah Hooper (keyboards, vocals), Sean Gadd (bass, vocals... more info

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Guardian Music — Everyone's at it: touring their classic albums in full. But which are the records never likely to be revisited?Once upon a time bands released an album, toured it, then recorded a different one and toured that. Meanwhile their fans wished they'd done... more info

Guardian Music — This genre-busting artist is like Tom Petty filtered through the warped imagination of Genesis P-OrridgeHometown: Lansdowne, Pennsylvania.The lineup: Kurt Vile (vocals, guitar).The background: Nice to end the week on a high. There are good New Bands ... more info